Entry requirements

120 credits within the Master Programme in Sociotechnical Systems Engineering. Electromagnetism and Power Engineering should have been attended.

Learning outcomes

After a successfully completed course,the student should be able to:

• demonstrate the competence and skills required to independently develop and analyse technical systems,
• identify the need for further knowledge in a given field of technology and independently search for and acquire new knowledge accordingly,
• demonstrate the ability to independently and in groups identify, formulate and solve problems in a professional way, as well as perform tasks within specified time limits;
• recognize and critically assess the work orally and in writing in English.

Specifically, the student should be able to:

• present an in-depth knowledge of, and ability to apply, one or more quantitative methods for the analysis and development of energy systems,
• deploy its analysis in a broader system perspective, and discuss the term sustainable development within the area of energy,
• apply sensitivity analyses for the analysis tools and assess the reliability of the results obtained,
• maintain contact with business or other non-academic entity.

Content

Course participants will study in a small group (2-4 persons) an energy system, in part or in whole, based on a specific issue formulated by a company or another non-academic entity. The analysis is done using a quantitative method, e.g. measurements, calculations and simulations. Students will also analyse how the chosen sub-system interacts with the remaining parts of the energy system.

Instruction

Seminars and group tutorials.

Student groups are asigned a contact person at an external entity as well as a supervisor from the University. Monitoring the progress of the project is done through regular contact with the supervisor, the submission of the project plan and report, and through participation in seminars.

Assessment

All projects are presented in a final seminar. Each project is asigned an opposing project. Examination takes place through active participation in the project, active participation in seminars, opposition and final report.